About these crash totals
Counts come from NYC police crash reports (NYC Open Data). We sum all crashes, injuries, and deaths for this area across the selected time window shown on the card. Injury severity follows the official definitions in the NYPD dataset.
- Crashes: number of police‑reported collisions (all road users).
- All injuries: total injured people in those crashes.
- Moderate / Serious: subcategories reported by officers (e.g., broken bones vs. life‑threatening trauma).
- Deaths: people who died due to a crash.
Notes: Police reports can be corrected after initial publication. Minor incidents without a police report are not included.
Close▸ Killed 5
▸ Crush Injuries 6
▸ Severe Bleeding 2
▸ Severe Lacerations 6
▸ Concussion 9
▸ Whiplash 55
▸ Contusion/Bruise 95
▸ Abrasion 67
▸ Pain/Nausea 28
About this chart
We group pedestrian injuries and deaths by the vehicle type that struck them (as recorded in police reports). Use the dropdown to view totals, serious injuries, or deaths.
- Trucks/Buses, SUVs/Cars, Mopeds, and Bikes reflect the reporting categories in the crash dataset.
- Counts include people on foot only; crashes with no injured pedestrians are not shown here.
Notes: Police classification can change during investigations. Small categories may have year-to-year variance.
CloseAbout these numbers
These totals count vehicles with at least the shown number of camera‑issued speeding violations (school‑zone speed cameras) in any rolling 12‑month window in this district. Totals are summed from 2022 to the present for this geography.
- ≥ 6 (6+): advocates’ standard for repeat speeding offenders who should face escalating consequences.
- ≥ 16 (16+): threshold in the current edited bill awaiting State Senate action.
About this list
This ranks vehicles by the number of NYC school‑zone speed‑camera violations they received in the last 12 months anywhere in the city. The smaller note shows how many times the same plate was caught in this area in the last 90 days.
Camera violations are issued by NYC DOT’s program. Counts reflect issued tickets and may omit dismissed or pending cases. Plate text is shown verbatim as recorded.
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Precinct 81: Four dead, hundreds hurt. Same streets, same story.
Precinct 81: Jan 1, 2022 - Aug 24, 2025
Another driver. Same ending.
- A 47-year-old man died before dawn at Broadway and Suydam. Police said the car dragged him more than 50 feet. The driver kept going. “Police were looking… for the driver,” and it was not clear who had the light. “A driver struck and killed a 47-year-old pedestrian… then left the scene,” police said. The city data lists the death at 3:43 a.m. at Broadway and Suydam. CrashID 4832241.
- A woman, 32, died on Marcus Garvey Blvd near Van Buren just before midnight. Three vehicles were involved, two parked. The third was a 2024 Jeep going straight. City data marks her cause as crush injuries. CrashID 4815727.
- An older man, 63, was killed at Broadway and Myrtle. The SUV went straight. The record shows “Driver Inattention/Distraction.” CrashID 4751938.
The bodies keep coming from the same corridors. The records do not heal. They count.
Night takes the most.
- The worst hours stack up after dark. 11 p.m. shows two deaths. 3 a.m. shows one. 6 a.m. shows one. Injuries spike at 8 p.m., 9 p.m., 10 p.m., and after. The tally marks a long night. Hourly distribution.
- Since 2022, this precinct logged 2,231 crashes, 1,167 injuries, and four deaths. SUVs and cars led the harm to people on foot: three pedestrian deaths tied to SUVs in the local rollup. Period stats.
Broadway bleeds.
- Broadway is a top hot spot, with one death and 175 injuries. Top intersections. Marcus Garvey Blvd holds two deaths.
- Pedestrians pay most: four killed, 247 hurt; cyclists: 124 hurt. The numbers are plain. Mode split.
What police said.
- “A driver struck and killed a 47-year-old pedestrian… then left the scene,” police said about Broadway and Suydam.
- Detectives said the victim was “dragged more than 50 feet.”
Three corners. One fix.
- Broadway at Suydam. Broadway at Myrtle. Marcus Garvey at Van Buren. These are the repeat scenes. The tool kit is not new: hardened turns, daylighting, and leading pedestrian intervals. Targeted night operations at these corners. The data says when and where. Open Data.
Officials know what works — do they?
- The city can slow the whole grid. Albany passed Sammy’s Law. A 20 mph default would make every crash more survivable. The call is simple. Take action.
- A few drivers do outsized harm. The Stop Super Speeders Act would force repeat speeders to use speed limiters. This targets the worst risks. Take action.
Don’t wait for the next siren.
- Broadway and Suydam. Marcus Garvey and Van Buren. Broadway and Myrtle. The clock runs late. The road takes what we let it take. Open Data.
Citations
▸ Citations
- Motor Vehicle Collisions – Crashes (includes CrashIDs 4832241, 4815727, 4751938) - Persons dataset, Vehicles dataset , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-08-24
- Driver Flees After Brooklyn Pedestrian Death, NY Daily News, Published 2025-08-03
- Bushwick Hit-And-Run Kills Pedestrian, Gothamist, Published 2025-08-04
- Take Action: Slow the Speed, Stop the Carnage, CrashCount, Published 0001-01-01
- Speeding Driver Kills Brooklyn Family Crossing, CBS New York, Published 2025-04-02
Other Representatives
District 55
400 Rockaway Ave. 2nd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11212
Room 713, Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12248
District 36
1360 Fulton Street, Suite 500, Brooklyn, NY 11216
718-919-0740
250 Broadway, Suite 1743, New York, NY 10007
212-788-7354
District 20
1077 Nostrand Ave. Ground Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11225
Room 806, Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12247
▸ Other Geographies
Precinct 81 Police Precinct 81 sits in Brooklyn, District 36, AD 55, SD 20.
It contains Brooklyn CB3, Bedford-Stuyvesant (East).
▸ See also
Traffic Safety Timeline for Police Precinct 81
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Bus Lurches From Curb, E-Scooter Rider Thrown▸Jan 14 - A bus lunged from its parking spot on Fulton. Metal struck flesh. A 47-year-old woman on an e-scooter flew, body torn, blood pooling beneath the streetlamp. Shock and lacerations marked the aftermath. Driver inattention shaped the night’s violence.
According to the police report, a bus moved from its parked position near 1922 Fulton Street in Brooklyn at 22:10. An e-scooter, operated by a 47-year-old woman, was making a left turn when the collision occurred. The report states, 'A bus lunged from its parking spot. The e-scooter turned left. Metal struck flesh.' The woman was ejected from her scooter, sustaining severe lacerations and shock, with injuries to her entire body. The police report explicitly lists 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' as a contributing factor in the crash. The bus's center front end struck the left side doors of the e-scooter. The victim was unlicensed and unshielded, but the report does not cite these as contributing factors. The impact left her torn and shaking beneath a streetlamp, underscoring the consequences of driver inattention in a city street environment.
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Sedan Turns Into Motorcycle on Myrtle Ave▸Jan 9 - A sedan driver with a permit turned right and struck a northbound motorcycle on Myrtle Ave. The motorcyclist, age 55, suffered leg injuries. Both vehicles took front-end damage. The crash exposed a gap in street safety.
According to the police report, a sedan with a permit driver made a right turn on Myrtle Ave at Lewis Ave in Brooklyn and collided with a northbound motorcycle. The 55-year-old motorcycle driver was injured in the knee, lower leg, and foot. The report lists contributing factors as unspecified. The sedan driver was making a right turn while the motorcycle was going straight. The motorcycle driver wore a helmet. Both vehicles sustained front bumper damage. No actions by the motorcycle driver contributed to the crash, and the report does not blame the victim.
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Audi Driver Drags Man Half Mile▸Jan 1 - A white Audi struck Michael Foster on Caton Avenue. The car dragged him for blocks. The driver never stopped. Foster died in the street. The Audi vanished into the night. No arrests. The city’s danger stays.
NY Daily News reported on January 1, 2025, that Michael Foster, 64, was killed after a white Audi hit him on Caton Ave. near Flatbush Ave. in Brooklyn. The driver, described as speeding, dragged Foster for half a mile before leaving him near Linden Blvd. and Nostrand Ave. The article quotes a witness: "I saw him at the stop light. He would go out to the cars and beg for change." The driver fled the scene and has not been caught. No arrests have been made. The incident highlights the lethal risk for pedestrians in city streets and the ongoing issue of hit-and-run drivers evading responsibility.
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Audi Driver Drags Man Half Mile,
NY Daily News,
Published 2025-01-01
Jan 14 - A bus lunged from its parking spot on Fulton. Metal struck flesh. A 47-year-old woman on an e-scooter flew, body torn, blood pooling beneath the streetlamp. Shock and lacerations marked the aftermath. Driver inattention shaped the night’s violence.
According to the police report, a bus moved from its parked position near 1922 Fulton Street in Brooklyn at 22:10. An e-scooter, operated by a 47-year-old woman, was making a left turn when the collision occurred. The report states, 'A bus lunged from its parking spot. The e-scooter turned left. Metal struck flesh.' The woman was ejected from her scooter, sustaining severe lacerations and shock, with injuries to her entire body. The police report explicitly lists 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' as a contributing factor in the crash. The bus's center front end struck the left side doors of the e-scooter. The victim was unlicensed and unshielded, but the report does not cite these as contributing factors. The impact left her torn and shaking beneath a streetlamp, underscoring the consequences of driver inattention in a city street environment.
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Sedan Turns Into Motorcycle on Myrtle Ave▸Jan 9 - A sedan driver with a permit turned right and struck a northbound motorcycle on Myrtle Ave. The motorcyclist, age 55, suffered leg injuries. Both vehicles took front-end damage. The crash exposed a gap in street safety.
According to the police report, a sedan with a permit driver made a right turn on Myrtle Ave at Lewis Ave in Brooklyn and collided with a northbound motorcycle. The 55-year-old motorcycle driver was injured in the knee, lower leg, and foot. The report lists contributing factors as unspecified. The sedan driver was making a right turn while the motorcycle was going straight. The motorcycle driver wore a helmet. Both vehicles sustained front bumper damage. No actions by the motorcycle driver contributed to the crash, and the report does not blame the victim.
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Audi Driver Drags Man Half Mile▸Jan 1 - A white Audi struck Michael Foster on Caton Avenue. The car dragged him for blocks. The driver never stopped. Foster died in the street. The Audi vanished into the night. No arrests. The city’s danger stays.
NY Daily News reported on January 1, 2025, that Michael Foster, 64, was killed after a white Audi hit him on Caton Ave. near Flatbush Ave. in Brooklyn. The driver, described as speeding, dragged Foster for half a mile before leaving him near Linden Blvd. and Nostrand Ave. The article quotes a witness: "I saw him at the stop light. He would go out to the cars and beg for change." The driver fled the scene and has not been caught. No arrests have been made. The incident highlights the lethal risk for pedestrians in city streets and the ongoing issue of hit-and-run drivers evading responsibility.
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Audi Driver Drags Man Half Mile,
NY Daily News,
Published 2025-01-01
Jan 9 - A sedan driver with a permit turned right and struck a northbound motorcycle on Myrtle Ave. The motorcyclist, age 55, suffered leg injuries. Both vehicles took front-end damage. The crash exposed a gap in street safety.
According to the police report, a sedan with a permit driver made a right turn on Myrtle Ave at Lewis Ave in Brooklyn and collided with a northbound motorcycle. The 55-year-old motorcycle driver was injured in the knee, lower leg, and foot. The report lists contributing factors as unspecified. The sedan driver was making a right turn while the motorcycle was going straight. The motorcycle driver wore a helmet. Both vehicles sustained front bumper damage. No actions by the motorcycle driver contributed to the crash, and the report does not blame the victim.
1
Audi Driver Drags Man Half Mile▸Jan 1 - A white Audi struck Michael Foster on Caton Avenue. The car dragged him for blocks. The driver never stopped. Foster died in the street. The Audi vanished into the night. No arrests. The city’s danger stays.
NY Daily News reported on January 1, 2025, that Michael Foster, 64, was killed after a white Audi hit him on Caton Ave. near Flatbush Ave. in Brooklyn. The driver, described as speeding, dragged Foster for half a mile before leaving him near Linden Blvd. and Nostrand Ave. The article quotes a witness: "I saw him at the stop light. He would go out to the cars and beg for change." The driver fled the scene and has not been caught. No arrests have been made. The incident highlights the lethal risk for pedestrians in city streets and the ongoing issue of hit-and-run drivers evading responsibility.
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Audi Driver Drags Man Half Mile,
NY Daily News,
Published 2025-01-01
Jan 1 - A white Audi struck Michael Foster on Caton Avenue. The car dragged him for blocks. The driver never stopped. Foster died in the street. The Audi vanished into the night. No arrests. The city’s danger stays.
NY Daily News reported on January 1, 2025, that Michael Foster, 64, was killed after a white Audi hit him on Caton Ave. near Flatbush Ave. in Brooklyn. The driver, described as speeding, dragged Foster for half a mile before leaving him near Linden Blvd. and Nostrand Ave. The article quotes a witness: "I saw him at the stop light. He would go out to the cars and beg for change." The driver fled the scene and has not been caught. No arrests have been made. The incident highlights the lethal risk for pedestrians in city streets and the ongoing issue of hit-and-run drivers evading responsibility.
- Audi Driver Drags Man Half Mile, NY Daily News, Published 2025-01-01